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Andropogon brachystachyus
Andropogon brachystachyus Chapm.
Shortspike Bluestem
Poaceae (Grass Family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: ANBR2
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Grass/Grass-like
Root Type: Fibrous
Leaf Retention: Deciduous
Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Leaf Shape: Linear
Leaf Venation: Parallel
Inflorescence: Axillary , Spike , Terminal
Fruit Type: Caryopsis
Size Notes: Up to about 10 feet tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Not ApplicableBloom Notes: The flowers (florets) of grasses are usually minute and therefore inconspicuous.
Distribution
USA: FL , GA , NC , SCNative Habitat: Often seasonally wet soils of flatwoods, savannas, pond margins, and scrublands
Growing Conditions
Light Requirement: SunSoil Moisture: Moist
Soil Description: Sandy
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | FAC |
Web Reference
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Research Literature
Reslit 172 - Long-term effects of dormant-season prescribed fire on plant community diversity, structure and productivity in a longleaf pine wiregrass ecosystem (1997) D. G. Brockway and C. E. LewisReslit 1033 - Floristic Composition of the South-Central Florida Dry Prairie Landscape (2006) S. L. Orzell and E. L. Bridges
This information was provided by the Florida WIldflower Foundation.
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Additional resources
USDA: Find Andropogon brachystachyus in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Andropogon brachystachyus in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Andropogon brachystachyus
Metadata
Record Modified: 2022-10-13Research By: DEW